Battle of Ballinamuck

Battle of Ballinamuck
Part of the Irish Rebellion
Contemporary plan of the Ballinamuck battle-ground, marking the positions of the opposing forces
Date 8 September 1798 Location 53°52′00″N 7°43′00″W / 53.8667°N 7.7167°W / 53.8667; -7.7167 Ballinamuck, County Longford Result British victory
Belligerents
United Irishmen France	British Army Irish loyalists
Commanders and leaders
Jean Humbert  Bartholomew Teeling	Charles Cornwallis Gerard Lake
Strength
~2,350	~26,000
Casualties and losses
~500 dead 1,144 captured ~200 prisoners executed	~12 dead 16 wounded

The Battle of Ballinamuck (8 September 1798) marked the defeat of the main force of the French incursion during the 1798 Rebellion in Ireland.